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ID S1163
Bill
Status
4/3/2015
Primary Sponsor
Finance Committee
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AI Summary
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Appropriates $64,620,900 to the Department of Environmental Quality for fiscal year 2016 (July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016) across six program areas: Administration and Support Services, Air Quality, Water Quality, Coeur d'Alene Basin Commission, Waste Management and Remediation, and Idaho National Laboratory Oversight.
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Authorizes the Department of Environmental Quality to employ no more than 368 full-time equivalent positions during the fiscal year, with any increases requiring Governor authorization and Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee notification.
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Directs the State Controller to transfer $1,500,000 from the Water Pollution Control Fund to the Environmental Remediation Basin Fund in monthly installments for remediation of the Coeur d'Alene Basin under the superfund contract with the Environmental Protection Agency.
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Requires the Department of Environmental Quality to file annual reports with the Governor, Legislature, and Coeur d'Alene Basin Environmental Improvement Project Commission on remediation progress and expenditures.
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States that the appropriation from the Water Pollution Control Fund supersedes Section 39-3630 of the Idaho Code.
Legislative Description
Appropriates $64,620,900 to the Department of Environmental Quality for fiscal year 2016; limits the number of full-time equivalent positions to 368; transfers $1.5 million from the Water Pollution Control Fund to the Environmental Remediation Basin Fund; expresses legislative intent regarding an annual report; and expresses legislative intent regarding uses of the Water Pollution Control Fund.
APPROPRIATIONS
Last Action
Signed by Governor on 04/03/15 Session Law Chapter 263 Effective: 07/01/2015
4/3/2015